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history tv, historian and biographer richard brooke kaiser hiser addressesk the question before george washington in 1777, per the british subdued the americans by capturing their capital. >> washington is fighting attacks in his own rear. he has lost at branded wine and then again at germantown, there are people in congress who are cooped up in york and they are having doubts about this man. there are also officers who would like to displace him. >> replace him, also? >> take his plates -- take his place. there is general gaetz he was given a gold medal by congress. whohere is general gates was given a gold medal by congress. byre is a french volunteer the name of conway, that is an irish name but he is from an irish catholic family that came to france, he is a frenchman. is -- this is when france becomes our ally, he thinks he should be running the war effort. this is an ongoing thing and it will not end until the following year, until 1778. these little plots. it is also hard for historians to figure them out. they were plots. people were not writing diaries about what they were thinking of. w
history tv, historian and biographer richard brooke kaiser hiser addressesk the question before george washington in 1777, per the british subdued the americans by capturing their capital. >> washington is fighting attacks in his own rear. he has lost at branded wine and then again at germantown, there are people in congress who are cooped up in york and they are having doubts about this man. there are also officers who would like to displace him. >> replace him, also? >> take...
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our speaker knows so much not only about george washington and the office of the presidents butsome of the presidents who followed washington. twice a year, richard norton smith and eric nelson host history tours in the spring and fall. this year, it's called inventing america. and there are still some places left. it offers the opportunity to experience history firsthand and will be in virginia from may 15 to 22nd. the timing and subject coincide beautifully with our lecture series. for any of you who might like to go, because not only is richard norton smith a brilliant scholar and historian, he is an amazing tour. richard organized a trip two weeks before 9/11. excuse me, to be two weeks after 9/11. he was planning to cover 11 presidents in ten days. after the attack, he called every one of the people who were going and each of them said, yes, they would like to come if they can get into the airport. richard felt there was never a more important time to show solidarity for america and all it stands for. he knew our freedoms and our history were under attack. everyone who arrived at
our speaker knows so much not only about george washington and the office of the presidents butsome of the presidents who followed washington. twice a year, richard norton smith and eric nelson host history tours in the spring and fall. this year, it's called inventing america. and there are still some places left. it offers the opportunity to experience history firsthand and will be in virginia from may 15 to 22nd. the timing and subject coincide beautifully with our lecture series. for any of...
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and before we go on this president's day in the us it might be a good time to recall that george washington even as a child told his father of a damaged cherry tree i cannot tell why i did it with my hatchet whether myth or fact the story appeared of misers washington's personal virtues which made him an excellent leader and our first president and honest president abraham lincoln honest abe this memorial we stand in front of right now he was called by that moniker from an early age and it transcended to his life in politics even as political foes senator stephen douglas for example with whom lincoln was competing for a senate race said he is as honest as he is shrewd and if i beat him my victory will be hardly one lincoln lost that senate race against senator douglas but two years later they were at it again the running for the presidency of the united states when lincoln won douglas said you have a very able and very honest man as president everyone knew of honest a about his integrity he didn't need to spend time convincing people that he believed what he said when he said what he meant
and before we go on this president's day in the us it might be a good time to recall that george washington even as a child told his father of a damaged cherry tree i cannot tell why i did it with my hatchet whether myth or fact the story appeared of misers washington's personal virtues which made him an excellent leader and our first president and honest president abraham lincoln honest abe this memorial we stand in front of right now he was called by that moniker from an early age and it...
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country together in those early days was not the constitution but the character, the character of george washington. washington the actor, washington the public performer traveled extensively in tours carefully choreographied to reaffirm popular support for the untried government over which he presided. he uses these forays to sample public opinion. this is a pre-polling era. and on occasion to engage in trumanesque equation, a trip to a synagogue, an ideal platform to extoll the american virtue of religious tolerance. washington boasted quote, all possess alike liberty of conscience and immunities of citizenship. for happily the government of the united states which gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution, no assistance. requires only that they who live under its protection should demean themselves as good citizens. 200 years later those words are morrerele relevant than ever. it was washington who designated a site for the capital on the banks of the potomac that the federal city be named washingto washingtonopolis and another tradition is the second term jinx. the same curse that is afflict
country together in those early days was not the constitution but the character, the character of george washington. washington the actor, washington the public performer traveled extensively in tours carefully choreographied to reaffirm popular support for the untried government over which he presided. he uses these forays to sample public opinion. this is a pre-polling era. and on occasion to engage in trumanesque equation, a trip to a synagogue, an ideal platform to extoll the american...
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every five months and some change, george washington with center staff including soil and then back up again to get around the law. others worked a mad house meeting people every time they're going back and forth to a free state. every time they walking down main street to get their collars or their butter from the market, they are meeting people that eventually helped them become free. so enslaved cooks, with all the snow soft power they had within the complex than they were still enslaved. they still had the threat has been burned by the horrible accounts of torture happening. horrible accounts of the mistress is in mistress is mistreating enslaved cooks because they burned the biscuits or because dinner wasn't put on the exact way they wanted to. the difference between that world and not as somebody who's working as a butler or in the field is that they were able to push back. so there was this thread that would loom over there in flavors that betsy might kill us tonight so maybe we should pull back a little bit. you see this kind of hysteria, especially where you've got 1831, 55 sl
every five months and some change, george washington with center staff including soil and then back up again to get around the law. others worked a mad house meeting people every time they're going back and forth to a free state. every time they walking down main street to get their collars or their butter from the market, they are meeting people that eventually helped them become free. so enslaved cooks, with all the snow soft power they had within the complex than they were still enslaved....
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kennedy george washington and thomas jefferson despite the fact that donald trump is the first modern president to not publicly release his taxes he is clearly the wealthiest u.s. president ever he inherited a large sum from his father and invested much of it in real estate resorts and casinos his total net worth is estimated to be three point one billion dollars and like donald trump j.f.k.'s wealth has a cause in that he died before he received his large inheritance from his father had he received the inheritance along with a wealth of his wife jacqueline it's estimated that j.f.k. had would have had a net worth of one billion dollars and coming in third is the birthday boy george washington who earned one of the largest u.s. salaries in fact he owned more than fifty thousand acres of land bringing his well . to roughly five hundred twenty five million dollars and the fourth wealthiest president is one of the key authors of the declaration of independence and the third president of the united states thomas jefferson who made most of his money through inheritance from his father in w
kennedy george washington and thomas jefferson despite the fact that donald trump is the first modern president to not publicly release his taxes he is clearly the wealthiest u.s. president ever he inherited a large sum from his father and invested much of it in real estate resorts and casinos his total net worth is estimated to be three point one billion dollars and like donald trump j.f.k.'s wealth has a cause in that he died before he received his large inheritance from his father had he...
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don't know that george washington really had wooden teeth.e, so i think i'd like to use my "50/50." >> okay, final? >> final. >> all right, we'll take away two incorrect answers. c or d. >> ooh. how could somebody named stanley give birth to barack obama? but i feel like dunham sounds like a familiar name, and i don't know why i would know who made george washington's wooden teeth. that doesn't seem like a familiar name to me, 'cause i thought that was a myth. i'm gonna go with gave birth to barack obama, c, but i don't know why. does he really have wooden teeth? >> you have to lock it in. >> oh, sorry, final answer, c. [tense music] ♪ gave birth to barack obama is right. >> what does that mean? >> obama's mom was named after her father. the "a" stands for ann. [cheers and applause] >> i was a political science major. i should know if george washington had wooden teeth. >> hey, you got it right. you're still in the game. $20,000. now a shot at a $30,000 question. here it is. [dramatic musical sting] ♪
don't know that george washington really had wooden teeth.e, so i think i'd like to use my "50/50." >> okay, final? >> final. >> all right, we'll take away two incorrect answers. c or d. >> ooh. how could somebody named stanley give birth to barack obama? but i feel like dunham sounds like a familiar name, and i don't know why i would know who made george washington's wooden teeth. that doesn't seem like a familiar name to me, 'cause i thought that was a myth....
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it was recently found during an inventory search and there you have it, george washington's hair. >> a cool looking p ining pocke >> how do we really know? >>> 4:57. dna testing perhaps. a look at the forecast. meteorologist kari hall, another cool start. >> i've been reading books to my son all week about george washington. >> if it goes to auction it could be yours. >> i don't know about that. >> birthday is coming up. >> we have some good reading weather. getting ready for presidents' day on monday. a live look in fremont and a cool start making it into the mid-60s today. the rest of the forecast up next. >>> i'm cutting off a lock of my hair -- we're hoping this clears up. look at the backup there. we'll take a look and see if anything is going on at the metering lights. today in the ba you )re looking live at the olympic torch in south korea on this thursday, february 15th. >>> welcome to "today in the bay," a live look outside. this is olympic torch. another day of competition in the books and tonight all eyes will be on the ice. good morning to you and thank you for joining us
it was recently found during an inventory search and there you have it, george washington's hair. >> a cool looking p ining pocke >> how do we really know? >>> 4:57. dna testing perhaps. a look at the forecast. meteorologist kari hall, another cool start. >> i've been reading books to my son all week about george washington. >> if it goes to auction it could be yours. >> i don't know about that. >> birthday is coming up. >> we have some good...
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it's the most famous portrait of george washington, but there were brothers who were put in charge of creating the image for the flag and they went about designing it, coming up with all the different lettering. they had it perfect, except, the image they had of george washington came from a box of cough syrup, and it just wouldn't do, and in the 11th hour, they found gilbert stuart's portrait of george washington. they put it on the flag. it was accepted by the legislatures in washington, and we still have that flag today. - that's this week's flag facts. i'm eric. - here's another report in our series on first aid basics. (alternative rock music) - today, we're talking first aid kids. to walk us through the must-haves is lapicha shah, from the american red cross. so, where do we begin? - well, every home needs to have at least one portable first aid kid. and it should be in a place that's easily accessible to everybody and everybody should know what that place is. kits can come ready-made, containing lots of items or you can make one yourself and customize it. but every kit needs to
it's the most famous portrait of george washington, but there were brothers who were put in charge of creating the image for the flag and they went about designing it, coming up with all the different lettering. they had it perfect, except, the image they had of george washington came from a box of cough syrup, and it just wouldn't do, and in the 11th hour, they found gilbert stuart's portrait of george washington. they put it on the flag. it was accepted by the legislatures in washington, and...
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george washington formally asked him to be secretary of state. he was in france at the time, but agreed. the first home was in new york, and shortly afterwards it moved to philadelphia in 1790.it was there for about 10 years until all the federal offices moved to washington dc. the department of state, very there was no home permanently for them until 1819 when a brick structure was built flanking the white house on 15th street. that was the home of the department of state for a number of years in 1819. john quincy adams was the first secretary to occupy that. the last was william seward, right after the civil war. it was determined that it was too small and they needed a much bigger building. that holding was demolished. the building put in its place was the current -- the old executive office building. the state remained there for a very long time until it was determined once again it was too small, mostly because of world we ii, and we realized needed not only an disease, we needed consulates, more protection for american citizens. it was dete
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george washington and wife martha offered children a history lesson.n december 1777, washington moved the continental army to the winter headquarters in valley forge. >> "action news" is working on stories for later today. alicia vitarelli is live in the newsroom with a preview. >> reporter: coming up in today's show in what's the deal. a little known policy at trader joe's and a website that can help you make dinner for five bucks we're breaking down everything you need to know about your grocery budget. weight watchers is under fire for free memberships, the reason they are offering to teens as young as 13 years old. we'll tell you why stepping on one lego barefoot is awful. stepping on dozens at once, what is this about? that's what one group is asking people to do we'll tell you why in big talkers, if you have ever stepped on a lego it's painful. >> it's painful. you say words you want to regret. >> we'll check accuweather we have a big warmup on the way when "action news" at noon comes right back. >> david back with a check of the accuweather fore
george washington and wife martha offered children a history lesson.n december 1777, washington moved the continental army to the winter headquarters in valley forge. >> "action news" is working on stories for later today. alicia vitarelli is live in the newsroom with a preview. >> reporter: coming up in today's show in what's the deal. a little known policy at trader joe's and a website that can help you make dinner for five bucks we're breaking down everything you need...
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it was seen as such a central government function for a new nation seven hundred ninety one george washington asked alexander hamilton to come up with a plan to make america prosperous and came up with his plan an eleven point plan manufacturers and one part of it was tariffs and things like that you know to protect a massive manufacturing other part was incentives but another part was infrastructure and he said you know we've got to build a national infrastructure to be able to to facilitate a manufacturing economy and so from the literally from the george washington and then a straight into the ronald reagan administration everybody understood this. what they could do is they could build maglev trains or cross the united states they could build a new road structure where so be said by the elites who control our society with greed and wealth the one percent that they build these fantastic buildings in new york but you don't have the roads to get decently to these buildings the government's a tool you can use it for good or you can use it for bad we've used it for both but what you're talking
it was seen as such a central government function for a new nation seven hundred ninety one george washington asked alexander hamilton to come up with a plan to make america prosperous and came up with his plan an eleven point plan manufacturers and one part of it was tariffs and things like that you know to protect a massive manufacturing other part was incentives but another part was infrastructure and he said you know we've got to build a national infrastructure to be able to to facilitate a...
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freedom before the bill of right existed. >> this 1790's letter that our nation's first president george washington wrote to a jewish community when they expressed their desire, to be able to practice their religion freely and he said yes, to jews and other minority religious communities around the country like quakers and catholics. >> washington interpreter was standing in front of the original 1790 document while he read the letter. the museum is free for the rest of the month. >>> well, popular delaware shore towns just passed a new ordinance banning people from setting up certain shading equipment on the beach. >> you can in longer take large beach tents or canopies on bethenny beach. they passed new restrictions in the six-one vote. beach goers are allowed to set up umbrellas that measure 8 feet in diameter or smaller, baby tents smaller then 36 by 36 are also acceptable. >> just when you have the canopy, it is shut up early in the morning and then what was happening was people were shutting up, leaving and people started to complain about that as well. >> i think beaches were made for famili
freedom before the bill of right existed. >> this 1790's letter that our nation's first president george washington wrote to a jewish community when they expressed their desire, to be able to practice their religion freely and he said yes, to jews and other minority religious communities around the country like quakers and catholics. >> washington interpreter was standing in front of the original 1790 document while he read the letter. the museum is free for the rest of the month....
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only imagine what it would have been like to be somebody like him in this space listening to george washington and thomas jefferson have conversations about life, liberty, and freedom , while looking like he is not really listening to these conversations, and knowing that they did not mean anything about him. george mason did leave a legacy of life, liberty, and freedom. it is complicated. , but he left aes legacy for us to have a conversation hundred 50 years later. 150 years later. we are going up the staircase. this is where the mason family would have gone up the stairs, .nd any other guests the enslaved population, paid servants, indentured servants were probably using another staircase. guestsidden from view of . if you come and visit, you have the opportunity to walk up that staircase and get that experience. a long stopped in hallway that seems atypical in an 18th-century home. more often than not, there are about five rooms upstairs. mason, interestingly enough, gets seven plus a storage room. these bedrooms line the hallway. there are not any assigned bed chambers. ts were probably u
only imagine what it would have been like to be somebody like him in this space listening to george washington and thomas jefferson have conversations about life, liberty, and freedom , while looking like he is not really listening to these conversations, and knowing that they did not mean anything about him. george mason did leave a legacy of life, liberty, and freedom. it is complicated. , but he left aes legacy for us to have a conversation hundred 50 years later. 150 years later. we are...
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here we are with george washington. george washington, the first president of the united states. one of our founding fathers. and what we have for george washington is a copy from his library of a book called "an essay on human understanding" by john locke. that book was one of the ones used by the founding fathers. the ideas in that book from john locke are what, you know, go into the declaration of independence. so george washington's copy is from 1775. inside of both front covers of it is his personal bookplate and then on the title page of each one, he actually signed his name into it. which is apparently not common for him to have both of his bookplate and his signature. but what also makes these books unique is that these were owned by herbert hoover. herbert hoover purchased these at a bookstore in new york city about -- i'm not exactly sure what year. we haven't been able to figure that out. but about two blocks from where he lived in the waldorf towers is where that bookstore was located, but -- so the books were part of his -- washington's private library. they were sol
here we are with george washington. george washington, the first president of the united states. one of our founding fathers. and what we have for george washington is a copy from his library of a book called "an essay on human understanding" by john locke. that book was one of the ones used by the founding fathers. the ideas in that book from john locke are what, you know, go into the declaration of independence. so george washington's copy is from 1775. inside of both front covers...
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and before we go on this president's day in the us it might be a good time to recall that george washington even as a child told his father of a damaged cherry tree i cannot tell why i did it with my hatchet whether myth or fact the story appeared of misers washington's personal virtues which made him an excellent leader and our first president and honest president abraham lincoln honest abe this memorial we stand in front of right now he was called by that moniker from an early age and it transcended to his life and politics even his political foes senator stephen douglas for example with whom lincoln was competing for a senate race said he is as honest as he is shrewd and if i beat him my victory will be hardly one lincoln lost that senate race against senator douglas but two years later they were added again to running for the presidency of the united states when lincoln won douglas said you have a very able and very honest man as president everyone knew of honest a about his integrity he didn't need to spend time convincing people that he believed what he said and he said what he meant
and before we go on this president's day in the us it might be a good time to recall that george washington even as a child told his father of a damaged cherry tree i cannot tell why i did it with my hatchet whether myth or fact the story appeared of misers washington's personal virtues which made him an excellent leader and our first president and honest president abraham lincoln honest abe this memorial we stand in front of right now he was called by that moniker from an early age and it...
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an op-ed, taking a look at george washington this day.ookingon saw citizens for a savior to waltz and from the government to solve every problem weakens the nation and citizens ofe personal responsibility. this never ends well for everyday citizens. if the country follows elections's examples, will become less consequential because government will become less consequential in the lives of the american people. washington clearly understood power is not something to amass, barter with, or cling to, nor is it a tool for pursuing political purposes and self-promotion. washington knew the future of the nation was not dependent on him. he believed america's destiny would be secured by citizens making contributions in their home, community, and country, and travel on. park,p, carol, winter florida, democrats line. carol, florida, hello. caller: i am here. host: you are on, go ahead. caller: i called because i am concerned about what happened in florida to the children last week. i see you are talking about presidents. i will make one comment. mi
an op-ed, taking a look at george washington this day.ookingon saw citizens for a savior to waltz and from the government to solve every problem weakens the nation and citizens ofe personal responsibility. this never ends well for everyday citizens. if the country follows elections's examples, will become less consequential because government will become less consequential in the lives of the american people. washington clearly understood power is not something to amass, barter with, or cling...
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at 8:00 p.m., richard brooke kaiser on george washington and the fight for philadelphia. watch today on the c-span networks. >> former senate majority leader bob dole received the congressional gold medal in recognition of his service as a soldier, legislator and statesman. president trump also speaks during this event held at the u.s. capitol. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome our honored guests, members of the united states house of representatives, members of the united states senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the vice president of the united states and the president of the united states. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the speaker of the house of representatives. the honorable paul ryan. [applause] rep. ryan: please be seated. good afternoon everybody. it is a privilege to welcome you to the greatest hall in washington for an even grander occasion. we award to the highest civilian honor that this body can bestow. i am honored to be joined today by president donald trump, and vice president mike pence, as well as senator elizabeth dole and
at 8:00 p.m., richard brooke kaiser on george washington and the fight for philadelphia. watch today on the c-span networks. >> former senate majority leader bob dole received the congressional gold medal in recognition of his service as a soldier, legislator and statesman. president trump also speaks during this event held at the u.s. capitol. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome our honored guests, members of the united states house of representatives, members of the united...
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george washington who designed the presidency at the very beginning. one of the reasons the constitution is so vague about what a president should really do is because the founders new that george washington would be the first president. it doesn't help very much when you have a president like donald trump who says almost as a badge of honor i don't read books, i'm not that interested in history. >> a story in recent history had me thinking about you today. and that's robert strange mcnamara. he ran the pentagon under presidents kennedy and johnson. one of the chief architects of the vietnam war. we learned years after the tumult that during the protests in washington, the mcma maras put up a couple of kids, friends of their kids, on their living room floor who were getting up in the morning and going to protest the vietnam war being run by the homeowner. it strikes me that there's a potential parallel in this campaign the students have started in florida. and there might have been potential parallels on gay marriage, the fastest moving public issue i'
george washington who designed the presidency at the very beginning. one of the reasons the constitution is so vague about what a president should really do is because the founders new that george washington would be the first president. it doesn't help very much when you have a president like donald trump who says almost as a badge of honor i don't read books, i'm not that interested in history. >> a story in recent history had me thinking about you today. and that's robert strange...
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>> the continental congress and george washington. george washington and most of his army. now, there are american troops here in upstate new york. a lot of them are new england militia. the commander, in this theater, is a man that washington likes and respect, general philip skylar. he's alexander hammiltonhamilto father-in-law, by the way. but he is a wealthy new york dutch ancestry,landowner, and patriot, good general. he's made preparations for a british invasion because this invasion route had been used in the french and indian war. you know, there had been battles here all through the french and indian war. so he go knows what he has to do to defend upstate new york, and he proceeds to do it. he dams streams so the water backs up and floods. he chops down trees across paths. he makes havoc in the woods so it's very hard to move. but at the last minute, he's yanked from his job. because the new englanders don't like him. he's not small "d" democratic. he's a big deal new york lando landowner, kind of imperious, and the militia men from new england don't get along with
>> the continental congress and george washington. george washington and most of his army. now, there are american troops here in upstate new york. a lot of them are new england militia. the commander, in this theater, is a man that washington likes and respect, general philip skylar. he's alexander hammiltonhamilto father-in-law, by the way. but he is a wealthy new york dutch ancestry,landowner, and patriot, good general. he's made preparations for a british invasion because this...
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. >> and a lawsuit to town of leona for stopping local commuters from getting to george washington bridge. but first, day two, this great spring weather. dan? tell us good news. >> oh, boy, changes in the air, we close out warmest stretch of weather that we've seen since early november. by tomorrow it will feel like february. cold front is right now pushing through the area, that will deliver cooler and dryer air, even by time you wake up thursday morning, with that, front will come clouds and showers. this is the slow process. not a big time arctic blast that will knock you off your feet, we're just getting back to normal. overnight tonight fall in to the 40s, and temperatures tumbling thursday, end up close to 40 by dinnertime. that is chilly, we'll see mostly cloudy skies, scattered on and off rain showers as well. keep a shower in forecast, for friday, with mostly cloudy skies, i think the dryer day, and likely feeling like february with highs in low to mid 40s, but the final weekend of february, we have another warm up. we could hit 60 for saturday and sunday. i am meteorologist dan
. >> and a lawsuit to town of leona for stopping local commuters from getting to george washington bridge. but first, day two, this great spring weather. dan? tell us good news. >> oh, boy, changes in the air, we close out warmest stretch of weather that we've seen since early november. by tomorrow it will feel like february. cold front is right now pushing through the area, that will deliver cooler and dryer air, even by time you wake up thursday morning, with that, front will come...
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george washington stands beside the fallen warrior, but not a single eye is diverted.nd applause] >> i have two more speakers on this item. mary and celeste. >> looks like i don't have to push a button. i like pushing buttons. [laughter] i've been here a few times and i've been on this earth for 62 years. i'm a mother and a grandmother. my blood comes from central america. my children are enrolled members of sioux nation, pine ridge. you will have to forget my voice. i know it sounds sexy, but i'm dealing with a virus, so entertain me here. if i have a coughing spasm, give me a couple more moments. so to that end, my granddaughter proceeded as the student leader for indian ed. and she is now second year at ucla. there were times she was told she would not succeed because she did not conform to some of the things she was being taught or told to be quiet about. she's a very strong woman now and strong leader and you will hear from her again. i have to say, some of the items on this list have been here a few years. it's time to proceed to action. that's what i will challe
george washington stands beside the fallen warrior, but not a single eye is diverted.nd applause] >> i have two more speakers on this item. mary and celeste. >> looks like i don't have to push a button. i like pushing buttons. [laughter] i've been here a few times and i've been on this earth for 62 years. i'm a mother and a grandmother. my blood comes from central america. my children are enrolled members of sioux nation, pine ridge. you will have to forget my voice. i know it...
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i should know if george washington had wooden teeth. >> hey, you got it right.ou're still in the game. $20,000. now a shot at a $30,000 question. here it is. [dramatic musical sting] ♪ a stickler for details, steve jobs once called a google exec to complain that what letter in google's logo "didn't have the right yellow gradient"? >> oh, man, i can see the google logo. it has all those letters. [laughter] >> that is correct. i can confirm that. >> i don't think the g is yellow. oh, but it's the second g. could be yellow. why would there be a right yellow gradient? it makes me think that it matches something, which would make me think it's an o. but i don't think both os are the same color. this is 25% guess, 'cause i don't know. >> yeah, no lifelines. >> no lifelines. >> you're at $20,000. >> yep. >> at this point you're risking $15,000 with an incorrect answer. >> i don't think i can do it. it seems plausible that all of those could be yellow or even two of them could be yellow and you have to choose which one's not the right yellow. so i don't think i'm gonna
i should know if george washington had wooden teeth. >> hey, you got it right.ou're still in the game. $20,000. now a shot at a $30,000 question. here it is. [dramatic musical sting] ♪ a stickler for details, steve jobs once called a google exec to complain that what letter in google's logo "didn't have the right yellow gradient"? >> oh, man, i can see the google logo. it has all those letters. [laughter] >> that is correct. i can confirm that. >> i don't...
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george washington, benjamin franklin. even the men who went to the constitutional convention didn't even know other guys at the constitutional convention, never heard of them. they said, how can we elect someone? everybody would vote if we had a one man, one vote, everyone would vote for someone may knew -- someone they knew. we would have 600 candidates and someone would have to decide. well, maybe everyone could campaign. on horseback? down togoing from maine georgia on horseback, knocking doors? today, by the time the presidential election is over, you know every mole, every acne scar, you know everything about these people. you are sick of seeing them. inre was no such media blitz the 18th century. and who is going to get on a horse and ride? first of all, the campaign would take six and a half years. they could not figure out what to do. on,s wilson, very early comes up with this idea. everybody goes, that's a terrible idea. at the very end of the convention, the committee on postpone matters -- my favorite committee
george washington, benjamin franklin. even the men who went to the constitutional convention didn't even know other guys at the constitutional convention, never heard of them. they said, how can we elect someone? everybody would vote if we had a one man, one vote, everyone would vote for someone may knew -- someone they knew. we would have 600 candidates and someone would have to decide. well, maybe everyone could campaign. on horseback? down togoing from maine georgia on horseback, knocking...
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george washington, benjamin franklin. even the men who went to the constitutional convention didn't even know other guys at the constitutional convention, never heard of them. so they said, how can we elect someone? everybody would vote if we had a one man, one vote, everyone would vote for someone they knew. we call them favorite sons. so we would have 600 candidates and someone would have to decide. so that is not going to work. well, maybe everyone could campaign. on horseback? are you going to go from maine down to georgia on horseback, knocking on farm doors? have, by thewe time the presidential election is over, you know every mole, every acne scar, you know hair growing out of their ears you know everything about these , people. you are so sick of seeing them it's incredible. well there was no such media , blitz in the 18th century. and who is going to get on a horse and ride? first of all, the campaign would take six and a half years. and second of all, you would have so many saddle sores. they could not figure ou
george washington, benjamin franklin. even the men who went to the constitutional convention didn't even know other guys at the constitutional convention, never heard of them. so they said, how can we elect someone? everybody would vote if we had a one man, one vote, everyone would vote for someone they knew. we call them favorite sons. so we would have 600 candidates and someone would have to decide. so that is not going to work. well, maybe everyone could campaign. on horseback? are you going...
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i would take off that george washington at valley forge and just at valley forge.i'm not so good at the war period even though i wish i was. >> can i say something about a stray observation? doug talked about life books or the full meal. you do soup to nuts or do you do a piece of it? i think the biggest threat and i don't want you -- to drag you all into it. but we do is netflix. let me explain. tv is now so good. in the case of deregulation working he broke the monopoly of the network's. >> and technology. >> and technology but it turns out there's an enormous amount of talent and my sense is, i try to write short walks. bush 41 used to worry about mission creep. i've got mission creep but 20 hours however long it takes ultimately to read a single book book. that time is by and large being used watching the leaked british chronicles. >> can i just ask how many of you have watched a really good british -- acorn tv. anyone of you subscribe to a current tv? that's really amazing. maybe this is unfair but have you found yourself more often talking to friends not abou
i would take off that george washington at valley forge and just at valley forge.i'm not so good at the war period even though i wish i was. >> can i say something about a stray observation? doug talked about life books or the full meal. you do soup to nuts or do you do a piece of it? i think the biggest threat and i don't want you -- to drag you all into it. but we do is netflix. let me explain. tv is now so good. in the case of deregulation working he broke the monopoly of the...
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. >> laura: just so i'm clear, you must be really offended by most of george washington's seminal speechese country and to his troops, correct? >> we are not offended by personal views. >> washington someone at the almighty both for inspiration and protection for our troops and our nascent republic. does that bother you? >> george washington was not the kind of christian at the evangelicals would embrace toda today. >> laura: you can go back and your time travel machine and figure that out? >> we do know that. i bet on george washington having a lot more respect for mike pence than hanging out with a bunch of atheists who complain every easter, christmas. >> your exaggerating here. >> laura: you know why i'm not exaggerating, your idea of bravery is putting up a billboard insulting christians, that's your idea of a brief statement. we support you, will have you on your show, but that's not courageous and brave. that's being a pain in the backside because you know every time a christian holiday comes along, you get invited on tv. that's your right to do it but is not brave and it's not cour
. >> laura: just so i'm clear, you must be really offended by most of george washington's seminal speechese country and to his troops, correct? >> we are not offended by personal views. >> washington someone at the almighty both for inspiration and protection for our troops and our nascent republic. does that bother you? >> george washington was not the kind of christian at the evangelicals would embrace toda today. >> laura: you can go back and your time travel...
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right now, we will take you to george washington university in washington, d.c.. the center for cyber and homeland security is where the homeland security chairman representative michael mccaul, republican from texas will deliver the state of national security. >> good morning. if i can ask everyone to please put their phones on silent mode and let me welcome you to the campus of george washington university. it is a real treat, a real pleasure and privilege to want to get host chairman mccaul on campus. he has been chairman of the house homeland security committee since 2013. at a time where there seems to be gridlock in washington, d.c., i can say without any exaggeration, he is arguably one of the most prolific and more importantly effective ,egislators in d.c. right now focused on a whole host of national security issues and also shares his committee a genuinely bipartisan way which is very true to the issues our country faces. i am going to be very brief, which is rare for me since i have never had a on -- unspoken thought. i will turn it over to the chairman
right now, we will take you to george washington university in washington, d.c.. the center for cyber and homeland security is where the homeland security chairman representative michael mccaul, republican from texas will deliver the state of national security. >> good morning. if i can ask everyone to please put their phones on silent mode and let me welcome you to the campus of george washington university. it is a real treat, a real pleasure and privilege to want to get host chairman...
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what was different and why do we have cell phones today and george washington didn't?he human brain. human ingenuity. human beings being free to explore things. that's why we have -- that's why we enjoy the riches that are unprecedented in human history. it's the human brain allowed to be free to do those things. and lying at the root of it is people's desire to have more of something. that is, in a free market system, the way have you more of something is to please your fellow man. why is bill gates so rich? he didn't take your money, he didn't rob you. what he did is found a way to please you. found a way to please millions and millions of people, and they voluntarily plunked down $400 for his windows. or you look at ford when he -- made the model t. he did something to please his fellow man. he enabled his fellow man to be able to buy a cheaper car. so that's the root of our richness. the human mind and the desire for each of us to want to have more for ourselves and in a free market system, the way that you get more for yourself is by pleasing your fellow man. prio
what was different and why do we have cell phones today and george washington didn't?he human brain. human ingenuity. human beings being free to explore things. that's why we have -- that's why we enjoy the riches that are unprecedented in human history. it's the human brain allowed to be free to do those things. and lying at the root of it is people's desire to have more of something. that is, in a free market system, the way have you more of something is to please your fellow man. why is bill...
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what was different and why do we have cell phones today and george washington didn't?with the human brain. human ingenuity. human beings being free to explore things. that's why we have -- that's why we enjoy the riches that are unprecedented in human history. it's the human brain allowed to be free to do those things. and lying at the root of it is people's desire to have more of something. that is, in a free market system, the way have you more of something is to please your fellow man. why is bill gates so rich? he didn't take your money, he didn't rob you. what he did is found a way to please you. found a way to please millions and millions of people, and they voluntarily plunked down $400 for his windows. or you look at ford when he -- made the model t. he did something to please his fellow man. he enabled his fellow man to be able to buy a cheaper car. so that's the root of our richness. the human mind and the desire for each of us to want to have more for ourselves and in a free market system, the way that you get more for yourself is by pleasing your fellow man
what was different and why do we have cell phones today and george washington didn't?with the human brain. human ingenuity. human beings being free to explore things. that's why we have -- that's why we enjoy the riches that are unprecedented in human history. it's the human brain allowed to be free to do those things. and lying at the root of it is people's desire to have more of something. that is, in a free market system, the way have you more of something is to please your fellow man. why...
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many of our newport ancestors did not look like george and martha washington, did not worship like george and martha washington. their backgrounds were african heritage, native heritage, and jewish heritage. for me, this provides me an opportunity to talk about all of american history in the most inclusive manner. every generation of a family has maintained heirlooms and passed it on to the next, so we have 18 century and 19th-century collections of furniture, clothing, books, documents, all the things a family might have an cherish -- and cherish has been passed on to our family. it gives us a strong sense of not only being rural new porters, but most importantly rural americans. are story is an untold story of so many other americans in this is any today -- our story untold story of so many other americans in this country today. america was founded on the ideals that anyone, regardless of race, ethnicity, religious persuasion, has a right to settle and prosper here. the story of newport very much represents that story. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2018] [captioning
many of our newport ancestors did not look like george and martha washington, did not worship like george and martha washington. their backgrounds were african heritage, native heritage, and jewish heritage. for me, this provides me an opportunity to talk about all of american history in the most inclusive manner. every generation of a family has maintained heirlooms and passed it on to the next, so we have 18 century and 19th-century collections of furniture, clothing, books, documents, all...
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george washington is another one of my personal favorites, but i wanted to pick rosa parks. when doctor king was killed by subsequently bounced around and taught history in new orleans and had a thing called a magic bus and i would take college students around the country and we would visit history sites which i think predated civil rights tours that led to montgomery, birmingham from studying the civil rights movements. i would go to montgomery and in those days there was no memorial for those parks. parks. there was one street named after jefferson davis was rosa parks. i wanted to see where rosa parks lived december 1 to 1955 when the montgomery bus boycott became the mother of the movement. it was the most decrepit looking in the room for exaggerating her home was the size of this stage living in this impoverished, but her rating was so high she didn't go to college but she went to an industrial school for girls where they taught home economics and was one of those booker t. washington industrial schools of the south and then she worked her way as a secretary for the naa
george washington is another one of my personal favorites, but i wanted to pick rosa parks. when doctor king was killed by subsequently bounced around and taught history in new orleans and had a thing called a magic bus and i would take college students around the country and we would visit history sites which i think predated civil rights tours that led to montgomery, birmingham from studying the civil rights movements. i would go to montgomery and in those days there was no memorial for those...
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they were the products of the colonial elite including george washington who took surveying teens into the ohio country making them one of the most successful land speculators in the colony. trump actually comes closest in his career. the wealthiest were all speculators. by 1850 it was the wealthiest economy in the world. president thomas jefferson described the state's intentions for the expansion. taking the land by force was not an accidental or spontaneous project. it was second only to freedom of speech. they'll colonial settlers had the purpose of seizing their lands and resources into the native communities fought back. virginia where we are, the first colony forbade any man to travel and a few years later and other required the of them to take ars with them to work and attend church or be fined. in 1658 today ordered every cell or home to have a functioning firearm and later provided to government loans to those that couldn't afford to buy a weapon. the governments made locals such as the requirement for the firearm. they were fined from missing ammunition and no men were to ap
they were the products of the colonial elite including george washington who took surveying teens into the ohio country making them one of the most successful land speculators in the colony. trump actually comes closest in his career. the wealthiest were all speculators. by 1850 it was the wealthiest economy in the world. president thomas jefferson described the state's intentions for the expansion. taking the land by force was not an accidental or spontaneous project. it was second only to...
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everybody i'm stephen bob taft hollywood guy the suspect every proud american first of all i'm just george washington and r.v. and two cents to this is my buddy max famous financial guru just a little bit different i'm not. going to. no one knows up with all the drama happening in our country i'm hitting the road to have some fun meet every day americans. and hopefully start to bridge the gap this is the great american people. see. like to many flips over the years so i know the game and so i got. the ball isn't only about what happens on the pitch for the fun of school it's about the passion from the fans it's the age of the super money just billionaire owners and spending two to twenty million and one player. it's an experience like nothing else going to because i want to share what i think what i know about the beautiful game like great to win for transfer. and the next minute. election rigging collusion fraud and a full frontal assault on the foundation of our democracy to any regular viewer of c.n.n. and m s n b c that might sound like the tagline of russia gave a list of reasons that donald tru
everybody i'm stephen bob taft hollywood guy the suspect every proud american first of all i'm just george washington and r.v. and two cents to this is my buddy max famous financial guru just a little bit different i'm not. going to. no one knows up with all the drama happening in our country i'm hitting the road to have some fun meet every day americans. and hopefully start to bridge the gap this is the great american people. see. like to many flips over the years so i know the game and so i...